title: Instrumentation for diagnostics and control of laser-accelerated proton (ion) beams.
abstract: Suitable instrumentation for laser-accelerated proton (ion) beams is critical for development of integrated, laser-driven ion accelerator systems. Instrumentation aimed at beam diagnostics and control must be applied to the driving laser pulse, the laser-plasma that forms at the target and the emergent proton (ion) bunch in a correlated way to develop these novel accelerators. This report is a brief overview of established diagnostic techniques and new developments based on material presented at the first workshop on 'Instrumentation for Diagnostics and Control of Laser-accelerated Proton (Ion) Beams' in Abingdon, UK. It includes radiochromic film (RCF), image plates (IP), micro-channel plates (MCP), Thomson spectrometers, prompt inline scintillators, time and space-resolved interferometry (TASRI) and nuclear activation schemes. Repetition-rated instrumentation requirements for target metrology are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan. Electronic address: bolton.paul@jaea.go.jp.
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authors.affiliation: Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
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authors.affiliation: Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
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authors.affiliation: Centre for Plasma Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
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mesh_terms: D007834:Lasers; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011522:Protons; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D011522:Protons
keywords: Diagnostics; Dosimetry; Laser-acceleration; Proton beam